11 . Focused something on
• Sentence : The show focused on the doctor’s orders for a teenager with
high blood pressure p 75
• Literal meaning : Focused: to give attention , effort to one particular subject,
situation or person rather than another On: in or into a position covering, touching or forming part
of a Surface • Idiomatic meaning : To give a lot of attention to one particular person, subject or
thing Robby Lou p 152 • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
12 . Pick someone up
• Sentence : As a pick me up, a triple espresso works expeditiously p
82 • Literal meaning
: Pick: to choose something from a group of people or things Up: :towards or in a higher position
• Idiomatic meaning : To collect or to go and get someonesomething Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
• Types : Opaque meaning
13. Check something out
• Sentence : Check out the free tools for getting fit from the American
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Association at startwalkingnow.org. p 94 • Literal meaning
: Check: to examine something to see if it is correct, safe or satisfactory
Out: away from the inside of a place or thing • Idiomatic meaning : To marks names or items on a list as correct or as having
been deal with. Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
• Types : Semi opaque meaning
14 . Mop something up
• Sentence : Muscle, liver, and fat cells stop responding to the hormone
and don’t mop up glucose and fat in the blood. p 119
• Literal meaning : Mop: to clean something with a mop
Up :towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : To clean up something, such as a spill, with a mop or with a
mopping motion Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
• Types : Semi – Opaque meaning
15 . Pick something up
• Sentence : Learning she was, Elvis picked up the phone p 134
• Literal meaning : Pick : to choose something from a group of people or things
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Up: towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : To lift something using hands Dixon p 2
• Types : Opaque meaning
16 . Sizesomething up
• Sentence : She went to size up the competition, knowing that Ann-
Margret was still in his life. p 135
• Literal meaning : Size: to mark the size of something
Up :towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : To scrutinize someonesomething and form a judgement
• Types : Opaque meaning
17 . Shut something down
• Sentence : But Elvis couldn’t shut down his feelings or even tell Ann-
Margret to her face, so he did nothing • Literal meaning
: Shut: to make something close Down : from a high or higher point on something to a lower
one • Idiomatic meaning : Stops operating Cambridge Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
18 . Cheer someone up
• Sentence : Elvis suggested they go see Mrs. Jorgensen to cheer her up.
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: Cheer : to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody
Up :towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : Make somebody more cheerful Robby Lou p 89
• Types : Semi opaque meaning
19 . Move somebody off
• Sentence : “ We found we can’t encourage a timid rat to be a high-risk
taker, but we can move him off the timid side of the scale into
average
territory. p 145 • Literal meaning
: Move: to change position or make something change position in a
way that can be seen, heard or felt Off :away from a place
• Idiomatic meaning : To remove someonesomething from on top of someonesomething. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary • Types
: Opaque meaning
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20 . Turn something up
• Sentence : The Human Microbiome Project has already turned up a
few surprises. p 158
• Literal meaning : Turn : to move or make something move around a central
point Up :towards or in a higher position
• Idiomatic meaning : To discover something especially information , after a lot of searching Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
• Types : Semi opaque meaning
4.1.1.3 Inseparable Phrasal Verbs 1.Look for
• Sentence : Nobody spending 170 on lobster is looking for a discount.
p 151 • Literal meaning
: Look : to turn your eyes in a particular direction For: used to show who is intended to have or use something
or where something is intended to be put.
• Idiomatic meaning : To search for Dixon p 5 • Types
: Opaque meaning
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2. Follow up
